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Captain Webb - Channel Swimmer - David Elderwick

Captain Matthew Webb was a larger than life Victorian army officer who was the first person to swim the English Channel. Captain Webb's epic swim took place on 24th August 1875 and brought immense fame which Webb later utilised in a series of daring exploits in the UK and the USA.

A5 Paperback
Fully Illustrated

ISBN 0 947731 23 7

£7.95

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